Engine



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C. REINEKE ENGINE Original Filed July 19, 1919 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Dec. 7 1926.

C. REINEKE ENGINE 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Original Fil ed July 19, 1919 Dec. 7 1926.

C. REINEKE ENGINE OriginaI Filed July 19, 1 1 4 Sheets-Sheet @uuen-foi [Ill Dec. 7, 192a.

' c. REINEKE ENGINE Filed July 9, 1919 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Original oi-rAnLEs rennin-Kn, or $03K; n. ,ZPORATIQN, or NEWY JN.

Enema.

' Lii neano filed- .iiii iis; an, Serial. Ho. siesta. ne aaysl flmap V This inventionrelatesto certain new and useful improvements III enginesand contemplates more especially an 1nternalcomspeed multi -stroke piston travel designed'to impart to aimain or power shafta comp-ara- 11o tively slower speedof rotation with resul ingma'ximnin efliciency;

.Another ob ect of' the present invention is to produce a high speed internalcombus tion'ftype of engine-in which two'or morevrevolution of thepowerf's'haft', thereby ob-'- I taininga direct reduction of the poweni'or heavy duty Withoutthe interposition of v aj rious forms of; reduction gear and similar dev1ces. Y

du-rably constructed engine possessing a cost of-mi'anufacture, I r I I .W iththese and other objects in i'ewthe. invention;- further consists in the arrange- I 'inent and constructionof the severalparts. hereinafter described and pointed 'out' 'in the appended claims. 1

In the accompany ng ters designate;corresponding parts;

.,Fig. 1 is a ertical sectional View through my improved engine illustrating "two cylinders' and the relative position of: the I pist s er'ein; I I

Fig. 2 is a transverse Vertical sectional 1;. view showing the opposed pistons lI 1 firing; and the several interconnected position, parts in with 3 is a similar View to Fig.2, ill us parts relatiVely p'esitioned therewith; I

Fig. A; is a detail, sectional View showing pistons in associated position;

lowermost piston;

bustion engine primarily designed for m a- 5 T1118 propulsion.

strokes of thepiston'are obtained; for every A; further object of this invention is the production of a I comparatively simple and:

' vantagesgof assembly, and relativelylow in I drawings whichgili lustrate certain embodiments-of myin en-J; tion andin whichsimilar reference characg- 'jdev1ee. t 1 I The powerjtransmitting mechanism is their respective associations theretratingth opposed pistons in an ezrtr'eme' outward position, and the several assoc ated the respectlveframe sections of theopposed Assienon "To Tris nErnEKri' iiroron -1 I A conrona rron gorr iLawAnr. I

" through the crank ,ca'fse illustrating the; r e-f.

'ing the frame section interconnected spective framessectionsinterconnected with; 7

the-crank element offithe p owerv 1 Fig? 8 isa top plan 'Viewo f theLenginei- Q showitin Fig. 1 with parts-broken away The present inventionhasjbeenprimarily;

' designed for. use in marine 'propulsion but I I t will be u-n'derstood-that it is equally applies! ecable to-other power uses of a stationary or mobile type; It will be furtherjunderstood. i that whileI have shown and-j'principal ly olescribed aninternal explosive type of engine,

that the'iitilization of steam"; oilycompressed v air a nd other p-ower mediums"may be em-. 1 ployed; and such variations design made in the engine as will permitof their "use; 3

without-departing irom'the spirit of my in- Y vention;

mounted inoppos'edrelation t'wo pistons."

and a novel means of transmitting the more? I inentioffsaid pistons; to-a powershaft, whereby two or more powerastrokes' of the pistons. "are -obtained for every revolution ofthef .terc'onnectedfwith the opposed pistonsanob the power shaft andeompriSes a'rotatable minember oicrank like formation. which can be designed to receive a succession oft-power strokesior every'revolutioni of the power;

'sha'ft to which theirotatable member is. at r "tached; compensating deviceis also pro 5 'fv dedfor use'in' SililblllZlIlg' the. uniiiorm-coop'er'ationiof vthefopposed. pistons.

Reference b-eingh'ad particularly 1' to 8 inclusive-my improved multi-s'trokev. engine includes a crank case-'1;f0rn1e i'ot-iarl lbase section 2. and'an'fintermediate.sectionf 3-, upon which latter are formed; ithezcyl in'r I 'ders4; There maybe :a single orf'other mul I 1 tiples of cylinders used;but for purposes; of illustrationherein Ifhave shown two. i

The several co-joperatingjparts of: each 1 zlleferr-ing to the drawings, the iiwentionv comprises among otherthings a verti'eallytz, "1- I arranged cylinder in Whi'chI is-reciprocally l I cylinder being the saine,'the same reference characters will apply to each andl shalldescribe Y but one cylinder and its associated with a fly wheel 10. The shaft 9 may be 7 coupled to any suitable device for imparting motion thereto, suchffor example, as the propeller ofa ship. v i

The main shaft 9 is providedwith a crank element 11,-1whichcomprises a plurality of f discs or similar supporting ,rnenio-ers 12 and .13,betweenwhich areinounted rollers 14 in 'diamet'rical .Irelation. .Tlie rollers 1e are freelyrevoluble upon Shaft/S15 journalle-d in the disc members 12 and 13, and are designed to operate-between movable. frame sections 16 and '17 interconnected with the opposed pistons inia manner now to be described;

The. respective frame sections 1G.and 1'? are vertically'movablewithin the crank case 1 and areIpositioned therein 1 as best illustrated in Fig.7 7. Openings 18 are'forined upon'each side ofltl'ie crank case into which the: frame sections 16 and 17 are slidingly positioned. Closure plates '19 are bolts-d as} "at; over their openings after .theyframe- 7 positions of the frame sections 16.7and 1'? are sections have been inserted. lt willl'be seen that the sides of the opening 18in the crank case, and the inner face-of the closure plates j 19' form suitable guides-within which-the} i Vhile I have shown this form of guide it will be V understoodthat various 'otlier types may employed." Ipdo not limit myself to the, 40

frame sections may reciprocate.

actual formset forth-herein.

1 The'upp er frame section 16 is preferably secured as at 21 to a fiange'22iof the lowermost'piston- 23, while the lower frame-sec tion 17 is connected to, the uppermost piston 24,, by means of connecting rods 25 secured at 26 to a depending sleeve portion 27 of the'piston 24 to be hereinafterdescribed.

'The upper frame section 16 is shown in .detail in Figs. tand 5, and Comprises aweb,v

portion-28 formed with an upper flange 29 secured to the flange 22 of the lower piston,

. and-a lower flange 30 designed torcontact with therollers 14c hereinbefore described In cross-section thisportion fo'fthe frame 16' ]L1Sl3 described is of I-beam formation, and

. understood.

extends transversely of the piston gas will:be

32of the frame section16 are grooved as at 33" to receive vertically e'xtending bars 3s and 35 ofthe'lower frame section 1721s will presently appear Each side wall is'f'urther cut away as at 36 to permit the operation of the lower frame section-17 which co 'operates with the aforesaid frame section 16.

A cross rib in: the nature of a cam 37 exhereinbefore terminating vided to prevent The opposite sidewalls 31 and tends betwen the wall 3land 32 ofthe frame section 16 and is designedto co-operate with a series of rollers 38 carried by the 'discmeiii-' ber 13 for a purpose to be hereinafter described. Each side wall 31 and, 32 of the frame section is further cut away as at detail in Fi s. 1 and 6 and com arises a rela- D 1 v V i tively U-shaped member including the vertically BXtGHCllIlg-.btlS3-l and 35, a'ii d a lower cross bar 40 designed to bear upon the roll-V ers 14.

The bars and 35 extend upi'vardlyinto,

the grooves 33'form'ed in the use section 16, and are reduced to forinthe connecting rods 25 secured tothe uppermost piston 2&1?

in r 1g. 3.

arms/l1 adapted/to slide in the cut-away."

referred to, as clearly shown portions 39 of the frainelfi hereinbefore'de-f scribed. Connecting the aforesaid'arms 41 is a r b member-1 22 in thenature of a 03111 designed to co-operate w th a series of roll- 'ers 4:3, carried by the disc member 12 a purpose to be now described in conjunc- :tion with the rib 'inember o7 co-operating.

with rollers38 hereinbefore referred to.

Referring to Figs. 2 and 3,;the extreme.

tively;

Each rib member 3? and 42 is canrlike in construction, being provided with curved cut-away portions is and 15 respectively,

1 in 7 "intermediate projecting noses 46and 47 respectively, against which latter the respective rollers 38 and 43' are designed to ride, and thereby regulatethe relative positioning of tliepistons 23 and 24-1.;

These members 37v and i2are'prina zly pr lll) the-dropping of the pistons when the engine is not in use, itbeingap parent that if this or similar means were not provided the weight of the, pistons and the interconnected parts wouldtend' to unbalance the stroke and prevent thesuccessfuh operation of the engine. In operation,

away portion of the rib member 37, and

thefl rollers38 carried by the disc, member 13';

therollers 43 carried by the disc member 12 coactiwith the projecting nose a? and the: cut-away portion llof'the. member 4-2. Q

The pistons 23 and are positioned within the cylinder 4 in opposed relation,

and areshown in their eirtreme positions in referred to as interconnected with V the "Figs. 1', 2 and 3. The lowerinost piston 23 c is provided with the flange 22 hereinbeforev on the piston-23'; The uppermost piston24 wherebythe fuel may beinjected or other-y.

we 2;) wise accelerated in its passage to the eXplo is provided with .a similar-head 49 between which ancl'th-e head 48 of the piston 23, the

fuel charge otthe engine is comp'ressech Anysuitable form 'otignition device, such;

'as a'spark'plug 50, may be used to explode 'the compressed charge. 7

A' flange 51 is formed to operate asa piston element within acyl is to produce a sufficient quantity of com-v pressed air to thoroughlyscavengethe cylin-l der e' atter the -working; stroke of the ens gine,.- and to also store and direct a quantity of compressed air into the "fuel supplypipe sion chamber. formed between the pistons 23 v and'2t in the cylinder 4. Suitable-portsare providedjinthe piston 24 cylinder l, and v cap section ti", whichywhen in and out of reg- -ister, permit of the operation of the engine a in amanner tobe nowdescribedt p v V f The cap section 5 is provided with 'an'air .inletuvalve 53, whichisnornially seated by Y 'ineans'ot aspring 54. Uponadown'stroke of the piston-24 this valve-.isimseated and-a quantity of air' drawn injthi'oughthle open- Lugs. 55; l

" i The istonw -iatisehamberedasshow end is provided withyaseriesof ,annularly arranged and superimposed-ports 5 6 sand-'57,

' adapted to register at certain times with a V similar'arrangement of ports formedin the cylinder 4. H is In'the position shown in Fig-1 3, the ports l 40 56 in the;piston 24 are in register with the ports 5901 the cylinder 4. In'Fig. 2 the several ports just describedareshown-out ofv register. A series of exhaust port's60 are provided in the cylinder 4, through which the burnt,

gases of the previous. explosions are scavengedbr discharged; by compressed air,

through the action of the piston element-51 operating in thecylinder, 52, 1 a

7 Referring to: Fig. 2, the pistons 23 land'- Qtarein firing-position; ,Uponthe up stroke ofthe piston 2e carrying thefpiston elementel, it will be seen that the'air drawn in "through the valve 53 on the previous doWn'stroke, will be compressed within the. 7 cylinder 52; and subsequently .within the chambered portion of the; said piston 24. As. the piston 2& reaches its uppermost posi 'v tion'the ports 56 in the pistonregisterwith the ports 59' in the cylinder and the com-g pressed charge'ot airis allowedto escape "through said ports into a-jcommunicating chamber 6 1ofrom where itpjasses through the ports 58 into the firing' 'chamber ofthe engine between the;= pistons and 24;. The V tion of the piston 24, through the portsj5 7; into :that annular portions indicated at 62 l a .inFi'g. 3, ot' th'e cylinderf52 formed betweenon, the uppermost piston 24 and is more especially designed; ment 51and the top ofthe cylinder 41;. This vout by the-compressed air through thefeX-f.

haust ports as'will be understood. 1

allowed to escape from the chambered pore;

Aportion of-thecompressedair/isalso the ,lower'faceof the flange on piston ele-jportion. of the air isfurther compr-essed'up on "the downstrokeof 'the pist'on 24'1and finally dischargedthrough a port 63 formed into a pipe 65leadingtolthejfuelsupply] conduit or;pipe 6,6, A check valve67 is'jlo-f eated withinfthe pipe '65.: The to'regoing construction .is 'disclosed in Fig. 2 of-the;

fuel *devicey-the construction of whiclrma-y; be'of any. standard, type; V In operation, the explosive charge isfi-red'f' in the depending sleeve portion} 27 here u I'inbei'ore referred to of: the piston 24:,fa11d registering port (it tormedin thecylinderex' drawings and may be used toacceleratethe ntroductionof the fuelfintothe cylinder; 4, upon the principle Off'RII IIIJC CtOIVOI' s milar 7 tion of the upper frame 16, both of which" connections;- are directly connected to the respective pistons arena 23..

' The wcrking'strokeot he pistons and 24:- imparts a quarterturnor movement to the u crank element as best illustrated. inthe.

two positions shown in Figs. 2 and 3.; VUp-f Ion thereturnstroke of the pistons 23 and 24 vthe crank element makes another quarter lturn as will be understood. v It willobe seen therefore,that'rforeach complete stroke or cycle ofthe pistons, a halt revolution--is im parted "to the power QshaitQ 9V through the .v crank BlGHIBIIliSJAIlCl the several lHtGISfGQU-g 'nected parts. 7 g

A; second complete stroke or cycle or the pistons 23 an'dQt will ther-etereproducea complete or single revolution of theinain or power shaft'9.

'By-"thi" construction will-be apparent to that for every complete;revolution 0 i? the 1 power or main shaft 9, twov complete strokes 1 or complete cycles 'of-the pistons 23, and 2e are} necessary. -In like manner a greater number of strokes or complete cycles oft'he pistons can be obtained by interposing .a

greater number of rollers 14 in the crank else: 7. ment, orotherwisecamming the Sfitld; crank 4 element according tothe work'to'J-be done.

In the preferred form, the rollers. 14 aireq imparting a direct movement to the rollers I clearly shown in Fig. 3. Upon each reciprocpowe'r' shaft 9- as will be understood. The shaft; 7 s g V V *compensating or stabilizing series of rollers 1-. ins lllti'ltl-hjiOliG engine, the cornb1naj disc Inembers 12 and 13 are free to revolve shafts and the driven shaft-Q In contradisfsha'ft can be obtained through the was 'diumf'employed.

v forms set forthherein.

4 a cylinder, opposed pistons arrangec in said 1 tons and engaging said members for causin aliiulti lici l b w I g'le revolution only to 6O 7 tion with a cylinder having opposed pistons nioizable with the disc 'members 12 and 13' between the frame sections 16Land 17' as cation of the pistons 23 and 24 their frame, sections are 'likewise reciprocate'd, thereby and cranks for causing a'multi phcit-y of part 1 l4: in'a circular movement about the main or 38' and 43f respectively also carried by the tion with a cylinder having opposed pistons arranged therein, a powerzshaft arranged bein tho'eaIn-like rib'me1nbers'37 and 42 as has been heretofore described. i Ithas here ofore been proposed to drive shaft; by a plurality of engines, each engine having its own power shaft, and spcedreducing gear being arrangedbetwcen the power the cylinder in I inch the pistons move dia-V metrically opposite cranksji'or sa1d. shaft,

tinctionto a'construction of this character, it willbewnoted in'my'enginethat the power 'is transmitted directly from the opposed pis tons to, thepo-wershaft ofthe e1"- ine' at the rate of a plurality of'powe'r strr pistons to each revolution of thepower shat .Fromthe foregoingit will be "obvious, IjhaVe produced an etiicient engine 'wher a inaxiniuin power revolution the 111 'n in corn nation a cylii'ider, opposed pisa ocranl" element rotatable with" said shaft in fij'an'ie sections connected to said pistons, and a series of rollers arranged on said crank ele? ment eng can ng a m ll the for very resolution thereof during a single rerohitionof said crank element V 6.. an engine of the class described includ- HQ. r licity of power strokes of 'plicity of predetermined power strohcs an engine p'lston irrespective of the"'luel me crank element for said shaft consistin of a pair of spaced disks having spaced rol ers I claim: V 'the disks on 1. In combination, an engine having a 'ro tating shaft, PIOJECtlODS l lXGd'tO' said shaft,

cylinder, means connected 'to, said'pistons and engaging one of said projections foriinparting J power strokes direct to the projection at the rate of a plurality of power strokes of the pistons to'each revolution-of the shaft, and means connectedtothepis another one of. said prodriving the pistons on the'idle sides of the last ,in'entioned rollers; of the cause a multiplicity of power strokes of pistons to impartsingle revolution only to jeetions for said shaft. strokes. 7 25 In a multi-strok-e engine, the'combination with a cylinder'having opposed pistons arranged therein, a power shaft arranged be.- "yond oneend of the portion of the bore of the cylinder in which the pistons move, meme initting members or ca, by said shaft, each gbers actuated'bysaid pistons, and means car of said crank elem ,i ts being engageable with ried by said power shaft and (re-acting h its corresponding power transniltting element' dtnring a pistons and 'disenga'geabl-e' from 'its corretons arranged therein,a power transmitting element for each'.p1ston,a powershaft, a

thereinainder of said stroke, said 'crankele he combina 7 elements including movable arranged therein, a power shaft arranged beinterconnected with sa1d pistons and crank yond-oneend of the portion of the bore of "and means operativelyj connecting the pistons power strokes of thepistons to imparta' sinv o p tonsarranged 1n sa1d cylinder, a power shaft,f

stone to be imparted to thepower shaft.

actuated by the pistons and mounted between" axes parallel with the axis of; the shaft, saidl rollers functioning to move the pistons toward each other, other rollers arranged on the outer sides of the disks for moving the pistons away from -eachother,f and means includingframe sections connect- -.ed to said pistons and arranged on opposite crank 'elemenh the parts being arranged to 7. An ,engin ofthe class described includ-.

lng 1n combination a cyhndei",-opposed piss crank element' lforeachof said 'power'transportion of the stroke of the fsponding power transmission member during ments being adapted to rotate with said shaft in a single direction, said power transmitting frame Vmembers elements for imparting a "multiplicity of the cylinder in, which the pistons move, o'p$ posed cranks'for said shaft, said cranks be-o ingoperable in: the same direction as the j shaft, and means operatively interconnecting -fi v t p single revolution only to sa1d power yond one end of the-portion of the bore of.

' ne of theclass described include one di' vction, means including 'movable 7' 201.: 9' saidfraine sections for in combination a cylinder, opposed pis- '-tonsarrangedinsaid cyl1nder,a:power shaft,

I shaft for every revolution thereof and during a single revolution of said crank elements,

and means for guiding said frame members. 8. An engine 'ofthe class described including incombination a cylinder, opposed pisfy' tons arranged -therein,a'ipower shaft and:

crank elements carried tliereby, said crank elements being adapted tofirotate with's'aid V eluding n combinat on a cylinder, opposed shaft in a" single direction, movable'framef members interconnected I with said pistons and engine with a crank element durind'a portion of the stroke ofsaid pistons and disengageable from the same crank element during the remainder of the same stroke for causing a multiplicity of power strokesof the pistons to be imparted to said power shaft for every revolutionther'eof and during a single revolution of said crankele ments, guides .for said frame members, and" means carried by said guides for maintaining the said pistons in timed relation.

9. An engine of the class described including in combinationa cylinder, tons arranged therein, a power shaft and crank elements carriedthereby, said crank, elements being rotatable in a single direction with said shaft, movable frame sections interconnected with said pistons and each engageable with a crank element during a portion of the stroke of the pistons and disengageable from'the same crank element during the remainder of the same stroke for imparting a multiplicity of power. strokes of the pistons to the power shaft for everyrevo lution thereof and during asingle revolution of said crank elements, means for guiding said frame members, and means for sustaining the movable frame sections'intimed relation withthepistons of the engine.

10. In anengine of the class described ineluding in combinationa cylinder, opposed pistons arranged therein, a power shaft and crank elements, carried *the'reby, said crank v with said pistons and each engageable with elements being rotatable" in a'singl-e .direc tion, movable frame sections interconnected a crank element during a portion of the stroke of the pistons and disengageablefro-m the same crank element during the remainder of the same stroke for imparting a multi- 'gme,

opposed pis- 7 said cylinder,

shaft, thrust "means on the pistons slidably Q -jengag-eable with one of said projections and I adaptedto move said project-ions with thc 1 95 axis of theshaft for leach plurality of power strokesof' the pistons,- and-means connected to the pistons and slidably engageable with another one of the projections on the shaft for driving the pistons on their idle strokes;

merits, means'irforguidingj said frame memti'med relation 11. An engine of the lass described-in l plicityof power 'strokes'of the pistons to the power shaft-for every revolution thereof'and during ai'single re'volution jof said crank ele- 1 bers, andfmeans includingva cam androller I for sustaining the movable frame sectionsfin with the pistons of the enpistons arranged therein, a power shaft "and crank element carried ,gthereby, movable frame section's interconnected with said pis 7 tons and crank element for imparting a multiplicity of strokes of the pistons to the'power nient with the said cams, wherebythe mov-' able frame sect ons are sustained 1n timed relation with the pistons of the engine, 12. In a multi-stroke engine, a cylinder,

axis intersected by the axis of the cylinder, power transmitting elements connected to opposed pistons arranged-in said cylinder said pistons, and combined power receiving .and transmitting'members associated with saidshaft and cooperating with said elements for causing a multiplicity of power strokes of the pistons to impart a single revolution only to said shaft. I

13. An internal combustion engine including a cylinder, opposedpistons arranged in shaft, projections on said;

shaft app'roximatelyBtSO degrees about-the In testimony whereof I afiix my signature,

I, 'OHARLES V ion 

